Office Information

Is your firm willing to help a client with one discrete part of a case, without taking on the whole case?

Yes.

What are your policies about dividing work within the firm to make the process most cost-effective for the client?

Matters that require the expertise of a partner are handled by a partner. Matters that require the expertise of an associate are handled by an associate. Matters that are permitted to be handled by a paralegal are handled by a paralegal.

How frequently does your firm use mediation, arbitration, or collaborative law to resolve cases?

Is your firm willing to review documents prepared by clients?

Is your firm willing to coach clients who want to represent themselves?

Douglas Cook

Douglas K. Cook has been certified as a tax law specialist by the Arizona State Bar Board of Legal Specialization since the inception of such certification in July of 1991. Before entering private practice in 1977 he served as senior trial attorney in the Office of Regional Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service in the Buffalo, New York and Phoenix, Arizona Districts.

Matters that require the expertise of a partner are handled by a partner. Matters that require the expertise of an associate are handled by an associate. Matters that are permitted to be handled by a paralegal are handled by a paralegal.

License

Bar Number:
Arizona , 1977

Education

University of Utah
JD
, 1970

Steve Cook

Steve Cook handles various types of legal matters for existing and start-up companies. Prior to attending law school at Arizona State University, Steve worked as a web designer/software developer and helped create award-wining web-based applications. During his undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University, Steve and two others founded a digital advertising company that received over $1 million in venture capital. He is a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

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